Background – Malachi’s Leg Pain – Early 2009
The pain in Malachi’s left leg wasn’t much of an issue during January and most of February 2009. It wasn’t until late February when Malachi started complaining of the pain again.
During the week of Feb 23, 2009 (the week before March break), the pain in Malachi’s left leg came back again, and so did the limp.
Malachi spent March Break (week of March 2, 2009) with me and Marni (Dad/Ben & step-mom) in Fredericton. We all had a great visit, but the pain seemed to be getting worse. Marni added epsom salts to his bath water, which really seemed to offer Malachi some relief. (He really likes her epsom salt baths!)
It was hard watching him in pain. On Sunday Malachi and I were sitting in Church together. I heard a sniffle, and I looked over to see tears running down his cheeks and he was holding his leg. Even sitting still, his leg pain was enough to bring him to tears. That broke my heart.
His leg and knee pain continued. When he returned home to Moncton after March Break, the pain worsened. Epsom salt baths didn’t seem to help anymore (although Marni wasn’t there to give him the special bath experience). He missed some more school because of the pain.
On Thursday, March 12, 2009, his mother Jocelyn took him to the hospital. And thank goodness she did.
